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what do you think about america? on the one hand, i grew up in a time when i thought it was the best time possible to grow up in america. jobs were plentiful, a college education was affordable. and even though there were a great deal of problems we know that blacks and women had to fight against treatment that was hideously unfair and that sort of thing. you had the feeling that the country was moving in the right direction because you had the civil rights movement, you had the women's movement. later you'd have the environmental and the gay rights movement and so forth. so it was terrific. and so life in america is much better now generally than it was half a century ago, there's no question about that. but now we're going backwards. on some of these cultural issues we may be going forward, but if you look at what's happening, what the controversy was over women's rights for example and abortion and birth control, and that sort of thing, i just think that the country is in a period of economic decline and it's decl
what do you think about america? on the one hand, i grew up in a time when i thought it was the best time possible to grow up in america. jobs were plentiful, a college education was affordable. and even though there were a great deal of problems we know that blacks and women had to fight against treatment that was hideously unfair and that sort of thing. you had the feeling that the country was moving in the right direction because you had the civil rights movement, you had the women's...
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"now if i know anything about the real america, you know, the real america is coming together. we're --" and the real america did come together. and it wasn't the one they thought was there. >> you've been tough on those pundits whose chief claim to fame is that they know something so special, that their predictions are more credible than the rest of us. george will, michael barone, dick morris all predicted a landslide for romney. are any of them likely to pay for being wrong? >> that's the why bookies are sort of morally preferable for pundits. the bookies have to pay. and i guess i have been heartened, i was heartened by at least the initial reaction in right wing pundit world, that some of them seemed shell-shocked, as opposed to being in denial and saying, the election, the win for the progressive side generally seemed to be so profound, that they were able to kind of move beyond what they would've preferred to say, which i think somehow this is all a fraud. somehow it didn't really happen. so, we'll see if they pay, including karl rove with his consultant fees. >> you wer
"now if i know anything about the real america, you know, the real america is coming together. we're --" and the real america did come together. and it wasn't the one they thought was there. >> you've been tough on those pundits whose chief claim to fame is that they know something so special, that their predictions are more credible than the rest of us. george will, michael barone, dick morris all predicted a landslide for romney. are any of them likely to pay for being wrong?...
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to me, america post-election feels a lot like the middle of groundhog day. same president; same parties controlling congress; same leaders of congress likely to emerge. and, the same problem confronting the nation: yet another fiscal cliff. everyone knows the damage that falling over the fiscal cliff may bring: further policy gridlock, a sudden recession, and an unknowably bad shock to worldwide demand for u.s. debt. to avoid this fiscal damage, america today needs some people to step up and show the leadership of bill murray. to acknowledge that the country needs some mix of spending restraint and tax-revenue increases while both stimulating growth and protecting the vulnerable. and, to do all this with the necessary imagination. both parties have acknowledged the need for fundamental corporate-tax reform. who will lead the charge on cutting americas business taxes- but linked to reducing high-end tax expenditures to not further aggravate our deficits? here is hoping that in the coming days, americas fiscal life can imitate bill murray's art. i'm matt slaug
to me, america post-election feels a lot like the middle of groundhog day. same president; same parties controlling congress; same leaders of congress likely to emerge. and, the same problem confronting the nation: yet another fiscal cliff. everyone knows the damage that falling over the fiscal cliff may bring: further policy gridlock, a sudden recession, and an unknowably bad shock to worldwide demand for u.s. debt. to avoid this fiscal damage, america today needs some people to step up and...
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and bank of america. it all leads up to friday when the president sits down with congressional leaders at the white house to begin the real negotiations, and both sides enter those talks claiming a mandate to protect the principals the voters endorsed at the ballot box. >> darren gersh is with us tonight from our washington, d.c. bureau, where a week after election day here. was there any progress made by the staffs of the political players during the campaign season? where do we stand? >> the staff is always looking at this as a giant chess game and trying to figure out how they can give their bosses their best move, so the staff have been working. we had a lot of commissions and a lot of efforts to try to solve the budget problems. there is a lot of work done behind the scenes and on paper. a deal could come together pretty quickly. the problem is the principals, the leaders, the people who were elected, they have to come back and decide what they're going to do. they're talking about getting an agreeme
and bank of america. it all leads up to friday when the president sits down with congressional leaders at the white house to begin the real negotiations, and both sides enter those talks claiming a mandate to protect the principals the voters endorsed at the ballot box. >> darren gersh is with us tonight from our washington, d.c. bureau, where a week after election day here. was there any progress made by the staffs of the political players during the campaign season? where do we stand?...
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. >> congressman flake has always been steadfast in his defense of americas free-enterprise syste in the idea that what makesys america great and unique is that we have always championed economic liberty. >> reporter: campos also recorded a spanish language ad that alleges mr. carmona, who she has never met, has character
. >> congressman flake has always been steadfast in his defense of americas free-enterprise syste in the idea that what makesys america great and unique is that we have always championed economic liberty. >> reporter: campos also recorded a spanish language ad that alleges mr. carmona, who she has never met, has character
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. >> we are america's women. >> woodruff: and american future fund, a super pac supporting romney is running ads targeting women in michigan and pennsylvania, states considered safely democratic. as you can see on the "newshour's" vote 2012 map center" there are seven states currently considered by the associated press to be true toss ups: nevada, colorado, iowa, ohio, virginia, florida and new hampshe. it shows each candidate's quickest potential path to 270 electoral votes. including one scenario gimpng president obama a path too victory, winning nevada and ohio, to get to 277 electoral votes. for mitt romney the path could also lead through ohio, and blanketing the south, to get to 281 in a different scenario. and there are also several potentials for a tie. this one shows the president losing nevada but winning ohio, to get to 269 for both candidates. and late today, the "newshour" got word that romney will make a last-minute stop in pennsylvania over the weekend. we explore the race and the states in play with jonathan martin of politico and margaret talev of bloomberg news. wel
. >> we are america's women. >> woodruff: and american future fund, a super pac supporting romney is running ads targeting women in michigan and pennsylvania, states considered safely democratic. as you can see on the "newshour's" vote 2012 map center" there are seven states currently considered by the associated press to be true toss ups: nevada, colorado, iowa, ohio, virginia, florida and new hampshe. it shows each candidate's quickest potential path to 270...
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so america was born and swaddled in debt. and then about four score and seven years later when the country threatened to break in two, it was borrowing that distinguished the winners from the loser s. in the civil war the north financed itself by issuing bonds and developing a tax system. nobody was very happy about that. it worked. the south financed itself by printing money and got a hyperinflation. destabilizing, further destabilizing its economy. those are two different ways to finance a big ramp-up in government activity. the north won in part because they had a better approach, the hamilton approach, to public finance. >> reporter: that approach was to print i.o.u.s, bonds, and come up with a way to market them, mainly in europe, to people who had the money and thought, hey, i'm going to get it back with a good rate of interest. they also told them to retail investors that made the bonds relatively small denominations and had a big marketing push. the first time anybody in this country or almost anywhere else had tried
so america was born and swaddled in debt. and then about four score and seven years later when the country threatened to break in two, it was borrowing that distinguished the winners from the loser s. in the civil war the north financed itself by issuing bonds and developing a tax system. nobody was very happy about that. it worked. the south financed itself by printing money and got a hyperinflation. destabilizing, further destabilizing its economy. those are two different ways to finance a...
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of hyundai motor america. he had, wod at ford several years ago n in product development, there for 14 years. sow does know the company and that is one name that has kind of bubbled to the surface. >> tom: it's still more than a year before malaly is expected to leave ford so what is the company looking for in this audition period for the new number two? >>s well, on a conference call today with analystse and reports bill ford didn't say anything about any kind of metrics that he is looking for. i think the company is prettyiduch looucng for him to stay the course, keep things going on an even keel and if he can do that, the job will likely be his. >> tom: what about europe? how much weighs on europe? continues to drag down global earnings for ford but also general motors. so what needs to be done there? isyou know, tom, euro a problem for ford and general motors both. ford has done-- has taken some steps, closed a few plants. that should be completed through 2014, about the time when mall alley going to step
of hyundai motor america. he had, wod at ford several years ago n in product development, there for 14 years. sow does know the company and that is one name that has kind of bubbled to the surface. >> tom: it's still more than a year before malaly is expected to leave ford so what is the company looking for in this audition period for the new number two? >>s well, on a conference call today with analystse and reports bill ford didn't say anything about any kind of metrics that he is...
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if you could get everybody in america to pay you one penny a day. at the end of the year you'd have $1.1 billion. if you can get a dime you're going to have $11 billion at the end of the year. if you can get a dollar you can have over $100 billion. >> reporter: this is finally how we're going to be able to support the "newshour," we'll get each of you to send a penny and... >> but that's the trick, you've got figure out how to get everybody to give you that penny and the best way to do it is if you're already billing them, you find ways to stick in all these extra little charges. >> reporter: it didn't always used to be this way. here, for example is a scranton, pennsylvania electric bill from 1937, back when public utilities were strictly regulated. >> it's a very simple bill, it's not even a full page of paper, and it has the account number, the dates that are covered, the meter reading, this person used three kilowatts per hour of electricity, and the price written down here at the bottom. >> reporter: today's bill, by contrast-- this one from ph
if you could get everybody in america to pay you one penny a day. at the end of the year you'd have $1.1 billion. if you can get a dime you're going to have $11 billion at the end of the year. if you can get a dollar you can have over $100 billion. >> reporter: this is finally how we're going to be able to support the "newshour," we'll get each of you to send a penny and... >> but that's the trick, you've got figure out how to get everybody to give you that penny and the...
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of comeback america. so, david, what's the first thing the next president has to do to solve the fiscal cliff problem? >> well, first, who ever wins tonight should call the congress to come back to washington d.c. and work full-time, that means at least monday through friday, taking off only national holidays, until they reach a deal in the fiscal cliff. r words, no deal, no break. and while we have to o avoid the fiscal cliff, we need to achieve a grand bargain next year so we can avoidxt the t fiscal abyss. so the president should also congress on congress to work monday through friday every week, except for federal holidays, next year, until we have a grand bargain. it time these people started working full-time an generating results. >> susie: well, that sounds like a good way to tackle this huge problem. but what are the chances that congressional lawmakers can agree at the end of the day on some kind of solution? >> well, susie, i think we have to be realist iic, you're not going to get a so-called
of comeback america. so, david, what's the first thing the next president has to do to solve the fiscal cliff problem? >> well, first, who ever wins tonight should call the congress to come back to washington d.c. and work full-time, that means at least monday through friday, taking off only national holidays, until they reach a deal in the fiscal cliff. r words, no deal, no break. and while we have to o avoid the fiscal cliff, we need to achieve a grand bargain next year so we can...
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big banking stocks, bank of america and j.p. morgan, were the top losers among dow jones industrial stocks. bank of america saw heavy selling, down 7.1%. volume was very heavy with more than 285 million shares. j.p. morgan dropped 5.6% on more than double its usual volume. within the broader financial sector, investment bank morgan stanley led the losers, falling 8.6%. this is a six week low. analysts point to the threat of financial regulation, europe and the fiscal cliff for areas of concern for the financial industry. in energy, it was coal stocks driving the selling. coal shares had staged a small rally in recent weeks, showing some optimism regarding mitt romney's presidential campaign. but with president obama's re- election, coal companies sold off. arch coal was down 12.5%. alpha natural resources dropped 12.2%. peabody energy shed 9.6%. the industry may see more clean air regulations in president obama's second term, hurting demand. healthcare was also in focus today after the election. and among the winners: hospital s
big banking stocks, bank of america and j.p. morgan, were the top losers among dow jones industrial stocks. bank of america saw heavy selling, down 7.1%. volume was very heavy with more than 285 million shares. j.p. morgan dropped 5.6% on more than double its usual volume. within the broader financial sector, investment bank morgan stanley led the losers, falling 8.6%. this is a six week low. analysts point to the threat of financial regulation, europe and the fiscal cliff for areas of concern...
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s >> this is america, not a third world nation. we need food, we need clothing. >> suarez: another fight was brewing over running the new york city marathon sunday morning beginning on staten island. new york city mayor michael bloomberg defended the decision. >> it doesn't use resources that can really make a difference in recovery and that sort of thing. it's a different group of people. we have to work around the clock for people to get through this thing, and i assure you we're doing that. if i thought it took any resources away from that we would, we would not do this. >> bloomberg reversed course and announced the marathon was canceled. further adding to the frustration of many, the power was still off for well over three million customers, many of them in new york and new jersey. this man lives in far rockaway, in queens. >> we are not sitting around here singing "kumbaya." this is really a dangerous, dangerous situation, and it's a real dangerous pla in the dark. >> suarez: the power company, consolidated edison, said it ho
s >> this is america, not a third world nation. we need food, we need clothing. >> suarez: another fight was brewing over running the new york city marathon sunday morning beginning on staten island. new york city mayor michael bloomberg defended the decision. >> it doesn't use resources that can really make a difference in recovery and that sort of thing. it's a different group of people. we have to work around the clock for people to get through this thing, and i assure you...
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a political price be paid in order for congress to do its job, to ensure that the united states of america pays its bills and does not default for the first time in its history, is deeply irresponsible. >> reporter: at least talks are going on. the speaker and the president spoke by phone for almost half an hour last night. but a first negotiating round between treasury secretary timothy geithner and congressional leaders did nothing to improve the tone on capitol hill. democrats said the ball was in the speaker's court. >> we're saying, extend the tax cuts for the middle class as part of that. we know if we do nothing, the top rates go up. we're waiting for the republicans to come forward with something. that's our proposal, period. >> reporter: no one in washington ever thought negotiations to get past the fiscal cliff would be easy. now, more and more are talking about a rerun of what happened with the tarp bailout bill. first, congress may have to deadlock and go over the cliff, and then count on a falling market and an angry public to force action. >> it's what's euphemistically being
a political price be paid in order for congress to do its job, to ensure that the united states of america pays its bills and does not default for the first time in its history, is deeply irresponsible. >> reporter: at least talks are going on. the speaker and the president spoke by phone for almost half an hour last night. but a first negotiating round between treasury secretary timothy geithner and congressional leaders did nothing to improve the tone on capitol hill. democrats said the...
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. >> we're in small town america. and it's not like we're in the beltway where if you lose this job, you can go to another job. there's another opportunity, you don't have that here. so anyone in the defense industry that's in small town america, is going to have a huge impact. >> reporter: so while all these cuts are one way to help washington get its fiscal house in order, c.e.o. bill polacek says it would take a massive, preventable and personal toll here in johnstown. >> everything i've worked for, everything everybody worked for, in 25 years of business that we're celebrating this year, could all be for naught, only because the people in congress, and the senate, can't vote to do what's in the best interest of the american people. >> reporter: congress has until january first to avert the sequester. until then, manufacturers, researchers, teachers and a host of others will be waiting to find out if and how the fiscal cliff will affect them. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: we've seen the estimates on go
. >> we're in small town america. and it's not like we're in the beltway where if you lose this job, you can go to another job. there's another opportunity, you don't have that here. so anyone in the defense industry that's in small town america, is going to have a huge impact. >> reporter: so while all these cuts are one way to help washington get its fiscal house in order, c.e.o. bill polacek says it would take a massive, preventable and personal toll here in johnstown. >>...
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medicaid also provides one third of america's children with the only health care they have. so there are many people to think about. i always think that the 535 people in congress who are going to make this decision, it's not really about them. it's about 360 million americans that need them to step up to a very tough issue, find a solution that works for all of americans, not just a few. >> brown: what should the stance of the president... what do you want the stance of the president to be coming out of this election? stick to some guns? compromise? where should he be? >> the president was really clear in this election that he was fighting to protect the middle class from more cuts and to do a deal that would get the economy moving again. what he said is he's going to stick to his guns on that. we think that's... our members who worked really hard and worked our guts out, were knocking on doors and making phone calls to elect the president, that's definitely what they think is needed. they've been fighting for two years to make sure we ultimately get, that we ask, you know,
medicaid also provides one third of america's children with the only health care they have. so there are many people to think about. i always think that the 535 people in congress who are going to make this decision, it's not really about them. it's about 360 million americans that need them to step up to a very tough issue, find a solution that works for all of americans, not just a few. >> brown: what should the stance of the president... what do you want the stance of the president to...
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for next year, deere expects to see the strongest demand for its equipment to come out of south america, driven by a booming commodity market there. we've seen a couple of beaten up mobile phone makers dial up signs of life in recent weeks, and they continued today. first, nokia. it was the most traded nasdaq listed stock today, rising 12.2%. shares are up 21% just since friday's close. it had been a heavily-shorted stock, meaning traders were betting on the price to drop. when those traders cover their positions, they have to buy shares, which can push the price up. in addition, nokia's newest lumia smart-phone has gotten a good reception with strong demand in some european markets. research in motion was up 5.7% today, bringing its gains since halloween to almost 30%. rimm is preparing to launch its newest blackberry device in the first quarter, after many months of missed deadlines. earlier in the program we spoke with utility boss lew hay about stock dividends and the possibility of higher taxes next year. gun-maker sturm, ruger and company will pay shareholders a special dividend o
for next year, deere expects to see the strongest demand for its equipment to come out of south america, driven by a booming commodity market there. we've seen a couple of beaten up mobile phone makers dial up signs of life in recent weeks, and they continued today. first, nokia. it was the most traded nasdaq listed stock today, rising 12.2%. shares are up 21% just since friday's close. it had been a heavily-shorted stock, meaning traders were betting on the price to drop. when those traders...
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that's the way america works, apparently. >> the book is very favorable to -- >> one of the reviews said, it's not written by a reporter, it's written by an accolite. obviously she thinks very highly of him. >> is there a dark side to petraeus? i don't see it. >> but he can't -- yeah, but he can't continue -- anyway was in charge of afghanistan command, baghdad operations, leader of central command, cia director, leader of the insurgency doctrine, one of the most 100 -- >> he can't continue tin job that he has with a different set of rules for himself and everybody else who works for him. he knew that. he resigned. the president accepted the resignation, end of story. >> you said is there more to this. we cannot talk about this affair without talking about libya and benghazi. all of this was going on. he knew the fbi was investigating him for this affair while he was talking to congress about what happened on september 11th in benghazi, and during the initial report to congress in early september, he told them he felt it was a spontaneous attack, not a result of terrorism, and that this
that's the way america works, apparently. >> the book is very favorable to -- >> one of the reviews said, it's not written by a reporter, it's written by an accolite. obviously she thinks very highly of him. >> is there a dark side to petraeus? i don't see it. >> but he can't -- yeah, but he can't continue -- anyway was in charge of afghanistan command, baghdad operations, leader of central command, cia director, leader of the insurgency doctrine, one of the most 100 --...
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." >> reporter: stuller says investors are nervous because they're scared about america's fiscal cliff, as well as europe's financial crisis. but market pros say, seasonally, this is a great time to wade back in. >> november, december, january is the best three-month period in the stock market. these are your best gains, historically. so if we don't see investors' demand coming in soon, when's it going to happen? >> reporter: others say it's going to happen when investors get the message about the importance of equities in their portfolio. >> to get them back into the market over the next 12 to 24 months, we think lots of education, but from different kinds of people-- you're advisor, if you have one. if you don't have an advisor, it would be good to hear that message from your employer. >> reporter: financial planners believe once the fiscal cliff problem is solved, we'll probably get a relief rally in the stock market. they predict that run-up will be a magnet for reluctant retail investors. suzanne pratt, nbr, new york. >> tom: to learn more about investors and presidential election
." >> reporter: stuller says investors are nervous because they're scared about america's fiscal cliff, as well as europe's financial crisis. but market pros say, seasonally, this is a great time to wade back in. >> november, december, january is the best three-month period in the stock market. these are your best gains, historically. so if we don't see investors' demand coming in soon, when's it going to happen? >> reporter: others say it's going to happen when investors...
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: in the 1980s or '90s you mean. >> yeah, i mean i lived in latin america, i saw it and i was part of the workout. this is worse. >> reporter: does lee buchheit then... >> have a lot of work? ( laughter ) >> reporter: yeah, i'm sure he has a lot of work, but does he bear a lot of the blame? >> no, no. i mean he's just reacting to the situation that's evolving. but i think there's a lot of concern that, if you have this legal coaching on how to really gut creditor rights, that you may actually end up in a situation where nobody wants to lend to countries. >> reporter: but if that's already a clear and present danger, we wondered why not just stiff the creditors? after all the history of sovereign debt is default, default, default, default over centuries and then those same countries come back into the market sometimes in just a few years and can start borrowing again. >> excessively brutal behavior by the sovereign debtor will be remembered and subsequent administrations will pay a penalty. they will pay a higher interest rate. the other aspect though is the pain you inflict on credito
: in the 1980s or '90s you mean. >> yeah, i mean i lived in latin america, i saw it and i was part of the workout. this is worse. >> reporter: does lee buchheit then... >> have a lot of work? ( laughter ) >> reporter: yeah, i'm sure he has a lot of work, but does he bear a lot of the blame? >> no, no. i mean he's just reacting to the situation that's evolving. but i think there's a lot of concern that, if you have this legal coaching on how to really gut creditor...
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returned to profitability in south america and china profit jumped 10%. shares jumped 9.5% as volume tripled. g.m. hopes to stop losing money in europe by the middle of the decade. yesterday, ford told us it expects its european business to begin turning around in about a year. today, ford shares were also on the move after its strong0 earnings report during the market closure. ford rallied 8.2%. over $11 per share for the first time since may. some merger action in the clothes and fashion industry hit the tape with p.v.h. buying warnaco group, that's the company licensing lvin kleinle speedo and other brands. warnco stock shot up almost 39%. the deal totals $2.8 billion in cash and stock. the buyer, p.v.h., rose 20% as a big sign of market confidence in the deal. and u.s. vitamin maker schiff nutrition has agreed to be bought by bayer, pushing schiff stock up 46%. the five most actively traded exchange traded products were mixed. the volatility note saw thee biggest gain, up 2 and that's tonight's "market cus."fos. >> susie: a warning tonht from the u.s.
returned to profitability in south america and china profit jumped 10%. shares jumped 9.5% as volume tripled. g.m. hopes to stop losing money in europe by the middle of the decade. yesterday, ford told us it expects its european business to begin turning around in about a year. today, ford shares were also on the move after its strong0 earnings report during the market closure. ford rallied 8.2%. over $11 per share for the first time since may. some merger action in the clothes and fashion...
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first by providian bank, then by bank of america. then chase. the names change and we were almost homeless. >> yesenia barragan is working for her doctorate in latin american history in columbia university. >> we wereble to gather enough resources, enough money within our family to save the house. so we like to t say that we wer the lucky once. i'm basically here because i don't want to live in a world where there are lucky ones and unlucky ones. >> my name is daniel lynch. i live in manhattan, and in my spare time i try to trade stocks. i might even be a center-right, and i stil suppppt this and i tant people to know that right now 99% exactly, not have a i've been worried a long time about problems of welt inequality in the country and income inequality and i just wanted to throw my support a little. i don't march. i don't carr a sign. state taxes, income tax es it's capitalism. ers on the of capital are winning so much more than laborers. capital has no roots, right? and to just deny that that's happening and not have a little bit of an activ
first by providian bank, then by bank of america. then chase. the names change and we were almost homeless. >> yesenia barragan is working for her doctorate in latin american history in columbia university. >> we wereble to gather enough resources, enough money within our family to save the house. so we like to t say that we wer the lucky once. i'm basically here because i don't want to live in a world where there are lucky ones and unlucky ones. >> my name is daniel lynch. i...
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north america president mark reuss at the los angeles auto show. g.m. unveiled its first all- electric plug-in at the show, and, as diane eastabrook tonight, the company hopes the spark can give the electric vehicle business the jolt it needs. >> reporter: the chevrolet spark e.v. will hit showrooms in california and oregon next summer. engineers are still testing the pure plug-in so general motors can't say yet how many miles the sub-compact will get on a single charge. what it can say is new technology will allow for faster charging. the spark won't be cheap. with tax incentives, the car's sticker price will be about $25,000, double the price of the gas-powered version. >> when you look at the functionality that this vehicle has and the range we offer-- which we believe is the top of its segment-- it is going to be extremely competitive from a price perspective. you're always going to pay more for an electric vehicle than you would for a traditional vehicle with a gas engine. >> reporter: general motors has placed a huge bet on electric vehicles, hopi
north america president mark reuss at the los angeles auto show. g.m. unveiled its first all- electric plug-in at the show, and, as diane eastabrook tonight, the company hopes the spark can give the electric vehicle business the jolt it needs. >> reporter: the chevrolet spark e.v. will hit showrooms in california and oregon next summer. engineers are still testing the pure plug-in so general motors can't say yet how many miles the sub-compact will get on a single charge. what it can say...
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they have to come up with a story about how you make it in america. if you look at the pew surveys of the latino community, indian american community, asian americans, ferocious commitment to work and at the same time a real belief that government helps them be industrious. the republicans have been to be focused on work and say we accept those parts of government that will help you rise and succeed. >> woodruff: mark, what did you take away from last night and what the voters were saying? >> i took away virginia, where if you looked at the black vote and white vote it was an absolute split between barack obama and mitt romney. but because of latinos, because of asian, and because of other nationalities, barack obama carried the state. and that-- david's point is a point well taken. it's a changing american electorate. it fell to 72% white, the electorate, still whiter than is the nation as a whole because of participation, but i think the change-- this was the last election that the republicans had a chance. i mean, we can argue whether it was voter
they have to come up with a story about how you make it in america. if you look at the pew surveys of the latino community, indian american community, asian americans, ferocious commitment to work and at the same time a real belief that government helps them be industrious. the republicans have been to be focused on work and say we accept those parts of government that will help you rise and succeed. >> woodruff: mark, what did you take away from last night and what the voters were...
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you can star alongside america's latest menace, zombies. l that and more is on our website: newshour.pbs.org. gwen? a >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at e naeon's most expensive and competitive senate races. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see youonnline and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night.ou majorunding for the pbs newshour has been provideduny:id >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutionsnd foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
you can star alongside america's latest menace, zombies. l that and more is on our website: newshour.pbs.org. gwen? a >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at e naeon's most expensive and competitive senate races. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see youonnline and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night.ou majorunding for the pbs newshour has been provideduny:id >> and by the bill and melinda...
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and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome. the sherlock holmes of money in politics -- trevor potter -- is here with some clues to what the billionaires and super pacs got for their lavish spending in the most expensive election in our history. in a nutshell, you ain't seen nothing yet. but first, if you've been curious about why new york mayor mike bloomberg endorsed barack obama for re-election, just take another look at the widespread havoc caused by the frankenstorm benignly named sandy. having surveyed all this damage "bloomberg business week" concluded: "it's global warming, stupid: if hurricane sandy doesn't persuade americans to get serious about climate change, nothing will." well it was enough to prompt president obama, at his press conference this week, to say more about global warming than he did all year. >> i am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions. and as a consequence,
and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome. the sherlock holmes of money in politics -- trevor potter -- is here with some clues to what the billionaires and super pacs got for their lavish spending in the most expensive election in our history. in a nutshell, you ain't seen nothing yet. but first, if you've been curious about why new york mayor...
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one of those things that was loud and clear across america. people are sick and and tired of these political gymnastics. they want results. and they hope democrats and republicans will work together. what has changed? well, the american people have spoken and under our system of government, a democratic system-- small "d"-- that's an important historic milestone. he won the majority of the popular vote and an overwhelming majority of the electoral vote. secondly, we face a deadline with the cliff on december 31. those are the two factors that should move us toward working toward a compromise. >> ifill: senator hutchison, your thoughts on that? >> yes, i think the republicans lost big time and that's a difference. i think we're near the fiscal cliff. i think that's a difference and the president is looking at his legacy and the president can step up to the plate now and be the leader that brings people together. that's what he promised in his first campaign. it has not happened. now is the time with his legacy before him that he can lead. put s
one of those things that was loud and clear across america. people are sick and and tired of these political gymnastics. they want results. and they hope democrats and republicans will work together. what has changed? well, the american people have spoken and under our system of government, a democratic system-- small "d"-- that's an important historic milestone. he won the majority of the popular vote and an overwhelming majority of the electoral vote. secondly, we face a deadline...
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bank of america down 3.6%. general electric falling 3.2%. home depot was at more than a decade high yesterday. today, some profit taking, down 3%. while there were fewer buyers than sellers for most stocks, retailer abercrombie and fitch saw buyers rush in, pushing the stock up above $40 per share for the first time since may. third quarter earnings were much better than expected. abercrombie earned $.87 per share, almost 50% more than anticipated. better inventory control met fewer sales, coupled with strong sales in scandinavia and china. here's that stock pop, up 34.5%. volume soared to 16 times in average pace. the store increased its full year outlook heading into the holidays. some analysts point out the stock had a bigger than average short position, meaning traders who were betting on the stock to drop, may have been forced to buy today, adding to the rally. another stock that may have benefited from bears being force to buy was facebook. despite the threat of hundreds of millions of shares becoming eligible for trading, facebook sto
bank of america down 3.6%. general electric falling 3.2%. home depot was at more than a decade high yesterday. today, some profit taking, down 3%. while there were fewer buyers than sellers for most stocks, retailer abercrombie and fitch saw buyers rush in, pushing the stock up above $40 per share for the first time since may. third quarter earnings were much better than expected. abercrombie earned $.87 per share, almost 50% more than anticipated. better inventory control met fewer sales,...
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and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. ♪ >>> welcome. to the story of a warrior, told in his own words. what he has to say is for all of us to hear, but especially those of us who have never been in combat. karl marlantes, a small-town boy from oregon, the son of a soldier, a graduate of yale, landed in vietnam in october 1968 and was placed in charge of 1st platoon, charlie company, 1st battalion, 4th marine regiment. one year later he came home with two purple hearts, the navy cross, the bronze star, ten air medals, and memories that screamed at him. in the late '90s he asked the veterans administration for help and began treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. two years ago he published a novel. he had been working on it ever since he came home from vietnam. "matterhorn: the story of a yung second lieutenant leading a rifle platoon of 40 marines on a remote jungle hill." critics called it "a powerhouse -- tense, brutal honest," "unforgettable," "moving and inte
and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. ♪ >>> welcome. to the story of a warrior, told in his own words. what he has to say is for all of us to hear, but especially those of us who have never been in combat. karl marlantes, a small-town boy from oregon, the son of a soldier, a graduate of yale, landed in vietnam in october 1968 and was placed in charge of 1st...
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the help america vote act was done after the 2000 election debacle in florida. we used punch card ballots at the time. the advantage of punch cards ballots is you can vote them quickly and they can be tabulated quickly. after the state banned punch card ballot wes went to touch screen machines, almost like an ipad where you can vote, you punch your vote on the screen. but there was no paper trail. and then in an election in 2006, a congressional race, there were missing votes, it appeared, so the state scraped that high tech technology. then they went to this optical scan machine. these are like fill in the bank like kind of a scantron test sheet. those take longer to fill out and they take longer to count. so what's changed partly is the technology and now when you have big counties like miami-dade county, broward county, palm beach county, miami-dade alone has about 1.3 million voters. if you have everyone voting on those sheets of paper and our ballot ranged up to ten pages long, it takes a while simply to cast a ballot and then you have the elections workers
the help america vote act was done after the 2000 election debacle in florida. we used punch card ballots at the time. the advantage of punch cards ballots is you can vote them quickly and they can be tabulated quickly. after the state banned punch card ballot wes went to touch screen machines, almost like an ipad where you can vote, you punch your vote on the screen. but there was no paper trail. and then in an election in 2006, a congressional race, there were missing votes, it appeared, so...
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their expertise but they have to figure out the details and we need to resolve this subject and give america confidence that our political leaders can work together and i honestly believe that that will happen. >> reporter: when you reported third quarter results earlier this month you said you didn't have enough clarity on the impact of superstorm sandy. do you have more clarity now? >> i do have clarity on sandy and frankly it's devastating. particularly on individuals. we had 200 of our stores closed for the first three days of the november period and then many more were closed after that because we didn't have power. we definitely were impacted in a major way at our company. >> reporter: for the current quarter you expect to fall short of wall street forecasts by at least five cents. are you still comfortable with those expectations? >> we try to guide honestly and if we're able to exceed that number that's always good news. but we try to guide where we believe we're going to be so we're confident with our forecasts. >> reporter: terry thank you so much. >> thanks ruben. >> tom: while ma
their expertise but they have to figure out the details and we need to resolve this subject and give america confidence that our political leaders can work together and i honestly believe that that will happen. >> reporter: when you reported third quarter results earlier this month you said you didn't have enough clarity on the impact of superstorm sandy. do you have more clarity now? >> i do have clarity on sandy and frankly it's devastating. particularly on individuals. we had 200...
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corporate america has pledged over $50 million. the big bank is offering $5 million in loans to affected small businesses and donating to the americaned cross. other household names giving include coca-cola, delta airednes, disney, home depot, lowe's, the nfl and target. from fuel to cash to communications. verizon communications warned today hurricane sandy could wreak havoc on its fourth quarter earnings. the wireless, phone and internet provider took on major damage in the storm. four of its facilities in new york flooded. as sylvia hall reports, isrizon's warning is a sign of the damage felt by the tele-th communications industry. >> reporter: just like with other telecom companies, verizon employees are working hard to restore service to the northeast. but it's not easy when they're also pumping water out of the basements of their flooded new york facilities, which are running on generator power. the company announced today that sandy's aftermath will likely extend to fourth quart earnings.ar analysts say the entire industry c
corporate america has pledged over $50 million. the big bank is offering $5 million in loans to affected small businesses and donating to the americaned cross. other household names giving include coca-cola, delta airednes, disney, home depot, lowe's, the nfl and target. from fuel to cash to communications. verizon communications warned today hurricane sandy could wreak havoc on its fourth quarter earnings. the wireless, phone and internet provider took on major damage in the storm. four of its...
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in the 1800 alexis de tocqueville said in america every dispute ends up a lawsuit. we've seen that over and over again the way we run elections in this country in a somewhat slap dash and easily manipulated way where partisan politicians often control the mechanics of voting. >> brown: kurt anderson, you've been looking into this too. what other siendz of things that have you sen that is potentially happening that lawyers are watching >> there's a big issue with regard to the poll watchers and monitors. a group connected to the tea party based in houston w has promising to bring thousands of monitors to various places to essentially what they say make sure that the vote goes correctly and the people who are eligible to vote do vote. >> brown: against voter fraud yes. however, there's a lot of people on the side of sort of the voting rights, civil rights side of things who say that these poll watchers will be deployed in minority neighborhoods and places where historically there's been issues with voters being intimidated or harassed or some way perhaps not get wto g
in the 1800 alexis de tocqueville said in america every dispute ends up a lawsuit. we've seen that over and over again the way we run elections in this country in a somewhat slap dash and easily manipulated way where partisan politicians often control the mechanics of voting. >> brown: kurt anderson, you've been looking into this too. what other siendz of things that have you sen that is potentially happening that lawyers are watching >> there's a big issue with regard to the poll...
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and odette keeley, new america media anchor and executive producer. and in sacramento, john myers, kxtv news 10, political editor. well, this campaign season has been marked by massive amounts of spending from outside groups, yet, with all of the money spent and all of the people who paid attention, the race for president remains too close to call. and here in california, we're feeling the affects of an anslaught of political ads for and boll lot melot measures. john, you were reporting on an $11 millionl political contribution to a group opposing proposition 30. tell us what the judge decided. >> well, a judge decided>>hat mysterious arizona group needed to disclose its donors or disclose them to the state. the group appealed. the disclose sure is still tied up, as we speak. the disclosure hasn't happened. and the state and the attorney general and the fair political practice commission has asked the state supreme court to make the group give them the document so they can examine it to see if they have to disclose the doe mores. all ofhis is happenin
and odette keeley, new america media anchor and executive producer. and in sacramento, john myers, kxtv news 10, political editor. well, this campaign season has been marked by massive amounts of spending from outside groups, yet, with all of the money spent and all of the people who paid attention, the race for president remains too close to call. and here in california, we're feeling the affects of an anslaught of political ads for and boll lot melot measures. john, you were reporting on an...
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so what do tuesday's results signal about a political and cultural shift in america? and what's next in this battle? we're joined by representatives from both sides of the argument. thomas peters is cultural director of the national organization for marriage. and lee swislow is the executive director of gay and lesbian advocates and defenders. thomas peters, wherever this battle ends up -- and it may take a long time -- was election did i a turning point? >> no, not at all. i think these were tactical wins. going into these four states we had no illusions. these were deep blue states. even despite all those political forces against us we still managed to have very close margins of a final tally. so what i'm hearing this week is that it's not a big shift. we are encouraged and to double down and renew our efforts >> suarez: how do you see it? i see it somewhat differently. i think it was hugely significant. i think it indicates really the kind of journey that the american people have been on over the last several years. in maine three years ago this same electorate vot
so what do tuesday's results signal about a political and cultural shift in america? and what's next in this battle? we're joined by representatives from both sides of the argument. thomas peters is cultural director of the national organization for marriage. and lee swislow is the executive director of gay and lesbian advocates and defenders. thomas peters, wherever this battle ends up -- and it may take a long time -- was election did i a turning point? >> no, not at all. i think these...
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this is one of the biggest natural disasters to hit america. certainly understandable that people are going to be frustrated and be upset on some of the challenges they're facing. we feel that. we understand that. >> reporter: fema is working with the city's office of emergency management, and they've been on the job since october 26, four days before the hurricane hit. city, state and federal officials are now coordinating recovery and relief operations. there are more than a hundred people in the operations center at any time and another 20,000 government employees and contractors on the ground. >> the way fema works is... is, we're not the whole team. we don't do anything autonomously. we do it in coordination with the state, and obviously we're coordinating very closely with the local officials as well. >> reporter: jensen says some government workers manning operations lost their homes too and know full well what's at stake. >> i've been out there and i've talked to survivors. it's pretty emotional. many of these people have lost everythin
this is one of the biggest natural disasters to hit america. certainly understandable that people are going to be frustrated and be upset on some of the challenges they're facing. we feel that. we understand that. >> reporter: fema is working with the city's office of emergency management, and they've been on the job since october 26, four days before the hurricane hit. city, state and federal officials are now coordinating recovery and relief operations. there are more than a hundred...